Elektron Analog Rytm MKII: build a kit

18 drum sounds this box makes on its own, in the order to build them.

Record each hit with the sampler, recorder, or DAW you use.

This block draws on the Analog Rytm MKII User Manual OS 1.71, pp.79-109; its values are starting points.

Everything else about the Elektron Analog Rytm MKII

  1. 1KICK 1BD HARD on a sine, 2-pole lowpass, downbeat at velocity 120

    kick · hard

    • MACHINEBD HARD(DISABLE, UT NOISE, UT IMPULSE, BD HARD, BD CLASSIC, BD FM, BD PLASTIC, BD SILKY, BD SHARP, BD ACOUSTIC, SD HARD, SD CLASSIC, SD FM, SD NATURAL, SD ACOUSTIC, SY DUAL VCO, SY CHIP, SY RAW)

      Press [SRC] twice to change it

    • WAVsine(sine, asymmetric sine, triangle)
    • TYP2-pole Lowpass(2-pole Lowpass, 1-pole Lowpass, Bandpass, 1-pole Highpass, 2-pole Highpass, Bandstop, Peak)
    • HLD12(1…127)

      A fixed hold runs regardless of how long the pad is held; AUTO hands it back

    • DEC40(0…127)

      The AMP page, beside HLD; the SRC page prints a DEC of its own on most machines

    • PAN0(-64…63)

    Record one hit with your recorder as KICK 1.

  2. 2KICK 2BD FM through the 1-pole lowpass, downbeat at velocity 124 with an accent trig

    kick · dirty

    • MACHINEBD FM(DISABLE, UT NOISE, UT IMPULSE, BD HARD, BD CLASSIC, BD FM, BD PLASTIC, BD SILKY, BD SHARP, BD ACOUSTIC, SD HARD, SD CLASSIC, SD FM, SD NATURAL, SD ACOUSTIC, SY DUAL VCO, SY CHIP, SY RAW)

      Press [SRC] twice to change it

    • TYP1-pole Lowpass(2-pole Lowpass, 1-pole Lowpass, Bandpass, 1-pole Highpass, 2-pole Highpass, Bandstop, Peak)
    • HLD18(1…127)

      A fixed hold runs regardless of how long the pad is held; AUTO hands it back

    • DEC46(0…127)

      The AMP page, beside HLD; the SRC page prints a DEC of its own on most machines

    • PAN0(-64…63)

    Record one hit with your recorder as KICK 2.

  3. 3SNARE 1SD HARD through the bandpass, backbeat at velocity 122, ghosts at probability 55

    snare · hard

    • MACHINESD HARD(DISABLE, UT NOISE, UT IMPULSE, BD HARD, BD CLASSIC, BD FM, BD PLASTIC, BD SILKY, BD SHARP, BD ACOUSTIC, SD HARD, SD CLASSIC, SD FM, SD NATURAL, SD ACOUSTIC, SY DUAL VCO, SY CHIP, SY RAW)

      Press [SRC] twice to change it

    • TYPBandpass(2-pole Lowpass, 1-pole Lowpass, Bandpass, 1-pole Highpass, 2-pole Highpass, Bandstop, Peak)
    • HLD14(1…127)

      A fixed hold runs regardless of how long the pad is held; AUTO hands it back

    • DEC36(0…127)

      The AMP page, beside HLD; the SRC page prints a DEC of its own on most machines

    • PAN0(-64…63)

    Record one hit with your recorder as SNARE 1.

  4. 4SNARE 2SD FM through the 1-pole highpass, backbeat at velocity 118, 1/32 retrig on the fill

    snare · dirty

    • MACHINESD FM(DISABLE, UT NOISE, UT IMPULSE, BD HARD, BD CLASSIC, BD FM, BD PLASTIC, BD SILKY, BD SHARP, BD ACOUSTIC, SD HARD, SD CLASSIC, SD FM, SD NATURAL, SD ACOUSTIC, SY DUAL VCO, SY CHIP, SY RAW)

      Press [SRC] twice to change it

    • FMA78(0…127)
    • TYP1-pole Highpass(2-pole Lowpass, 1-pole Lowpass, Bandpass, 1-pole Highpass, 2-pole Highpass, Bandstop, Peak)
    • HLD10(1…127)

      A fixed hold runs regardless of how long the pad is held; AUTO hands it back

    • DEC30(0…127)

      The AMP page, beside HLD; the SRC page prints a DEC of its own on most machines

    • PAN0(-64…63)

    Record one hit with your recorder as SNARE 2.

  5. 5CLAP 1CP CLASSIC through the 1-pole highpass, backbeat at velocity 112 with an accent trig

    clap · bright

    • MACHINECP CLASSIC(DISABLE, UT NOISE, UT IMPULSE, BD HARD, BD CLASSIC, BD FM, BD PLASTIC, BD SILKY, BD SHARP, BD ACOUSTIC, SD HARD, SD CLASSIC, SD FM, SD NATURAL, SD ACOUSTIC, RS HARD, RS CLASSIC, CP CLASSIC, SY DUAL VCO, SY CHIP, SY RAW)

      Press [SRC] twice to change it

    • TYP1-pole Highpass(2-pole Lowpass, 1-pole Lowpass, Bandpass, 1-pole Highpass, 2-pole Highpass, Bandstop, Peak)
    • HLD20(1…127)

      A fixed hold runs regardless of how long the pad is held; AUTO hands it back

    • DEC34(0…127)

      The AMP page, beside HLD; the SRC page prints a DEC of its own on most machines

    • PAN0(-64…63)

    Record one hit with your recorder as CLAP 1.

  6. 6RIM 1RS CLASSIC through the bandpass, offbeats at velocity 96 and micro-timing -2

    rim · clean

    • MACHINERS CLASSIC(DISABLE, UT NOISE, UT IMPULSE, BD HARD, BD CLASSIC, BD FM, BD PLASTIC, BD SILKY, BD SHARP, BD ACOUSTIC, SD HARD, SD CLASSIC, SD FM, SD NATURAL, SD ACOUSTIC, RS HARD, RS CLASSIC, CP CLASSIC, SY DUAL VCO, SY CHIP, SY RAW)

      Press [SRC] twice to change it

    • TYPBandpass(2-pole Lowpass, 1-pole Lowpass, Bandpass, 1-pole Highpass, 2-pole Highpass, Bandstop, Peak)
    • HLD6(1…127)

      A fixed hold runs regardless of how long the pad is held; AUTO hands it back

    • DEC18(0…127)

      The AMP page, beside HLD; the SRC page prints a DEC of its own on most machines

    • PAN-22(-64…63)

    Record one hit with your recorder as RIM 1.

  7. 7TOM 1BT CLASSIC through the 2-pole lowpass, fill hits at velocity 110

    tom · dark

    • MACHINEBT CLASSIC(DISABLE, UT NOISE, UT IMPULSE, BT CLASSIC)

      Press [SRC] twice to change it

    • TYP2-pole Lowpass(2-pole Lowpass, 1-pole Lowpass, Bandpass, 1-pole Highpass, 2-pole Highpass, Bandstop, Peak)
    • HLD48(1…127)

      A fixed hold runs regardless of how long the pad is held; AUTO hands it back

    • DEC56(0…127)

      The AMP page, beside HLD; the SRC page prints a DEC of its own on most machines

    • PAN0(-64…63)

    Record one hit with your recorder as TOM 1.

  8. 8TOM 2XT CLASSIC on the low tom, 2-pole lowpass, fill hits at velocity 96

    tom · soft

    • MACHINEXT CLASSIC(DISABLE, UT NOISE, UT IMPULSE, XT CLASSIC)

      Press [SRC] twice to change it

    • TYP2-pole Lowpass(2-pole Lowpass, 1-pole Lowpass, Bandpass, 1-pole Highpass, 2-pole Highpass, Bandstop, Peak)
    • HLD40(1…127)

      A fixed hold runs regardless of how long the pad is held; AUTO hands it back

    • DEC52(0…127)

      The AMP page, beside HLD; the SRC page prints a DEC of its own on most machines

    • PAN-30(-64…63)

    Record one hit with your recorder as TOM 2.

  9. 9TOM 3XT CLASSIC on the mid tom, bandpass, fill hits at velocity 114 with accent trigs

    tom · hard

    • MACHINEXT CLASSIC(DISABLE, UT NOISE, UT IMPULSE, XT CLASSIC)

      Press [SRC] twice to change it

    • TYPBandpass(2-pole Lowpass, 1-pole Lowpass, Bandpass, 1-pole Highpass, 2-pole Highpass, Bandstop, Peak)
    • HLD28(1…127)

      A fixed hold runs regardless of how long the pad is held; AUTO hands it back

    • DEC44(0…127)

      The AMP page, beside HLD; the SRC page prints a DEC of its own on most machines

    • PAN0(-64…63)

    Record one hit with your recorder as TOM 3.

  10. 10TOM 4XT CLASSIC on the high tom, 1-pole highpass, fill hits at velocity 118

    tom · bright

    • MACHINEXT CLASSIC(DISABLE, UT NOISE, UT IMPULSE, XT CLASSIC)

      Press [SRC] twice to change it

    • TYP1-pole Highpass(2-pole Lowpass, 1-pole Lowpass, Bandpass, 1-pole Highpass, 2-pole Highpass, Bandstop, Peak)
    • HLD20(1…127)

      A fixed hold runs regardless of how long the pad is held; AUTO hands it back

    • DEC38(0…127)

      The AMP page, beside HLD; the SRC page prints a DEC of its own on most machines

    • PAN30(-64…63)

    Record one hit with your recorder as TOM 4.

  11. 11CLOSED HAT 1CH CLASSIC through the 2-pole highpass, offbeats at velocity 88 and micro-timing -3

    closed-hat · clean

    • MACHINECH CLASSIC(DISABLE, UT NOISE, UT IMPULSE, HH BASIC, HH LAB, CH CLASSIC, CH METALLIC, OH CLASSIC, OH METALLIC)

      Press [SRC] twice to change it

    • TYP2-pole Highpass(2-pole Lowpass, 1-pole Lowpass, Bandpass, 1-pole Highpass, 2-pole Highpass, Bandstop, Peak)
    • HLD3(1…127)

      A fixed hold runs regardless of how long the pad is held; AUTO hands it back

    • DEC12(0…127)

      The AMP page, beside HLD; the SRC page prints a DEC of its own on most machines

    • PAN12(-64…63)

    Record one hit with your recorder as CLOSED HAT 1.

  12. 12CLOSED HAT 2CH METALLIC through the bandstop, ghosts at velocity 40 and probability 60

    closed-hat · dirty

    • MACHINECH METALLIC(DISABLE, UT NOISE, UT IMPULSE, HH BASIC, HH LAB, CH CLASSIC, CH METALLIC, OH CLASSIC, OH METALLIC)

      Press [SRC] twice to change it

    • TYPBandstop(2-pole Lowpass, 1-pole Lowpass, Bandpass, 1-pole Highpass, 2-pole Highpass, Bandstop, Peak)
    • HLD2(1…127)

      A fixed hold runs regardless of how long the pad is held; AUTO hands it back

    • DEC10(0…127)

      The AMP page, beside HLD; the SRC page prints a DEC of its own on most machines

    • PAN-12(-64…63)

    Record one hit with your recorder as CLOSED HAT 2.

  13. 13OPEN HAT 1OH CLASSIC through the 2-pole highpass, offbeat trigs 1/8 at velocity 104

    open-hat · bright

    • MACHINEOH CLASSIC(DISABLE, UT NOISE, UT IMPULSE, HH BASIC, HH LAB, CH CLASSIC, CH METALLIC, OH CLASSIC, OH METALLIC)

      Press [SRC] twice to change it

    • TYP2-pole Highpass(2-pole Lowpass, 1-pole Lowpass, Bandpass, 1-pole Highpass, 2-pole Highpass, Bandstop, Peak)
    • HLD56(1…127)

      A fixed hold runs regardless of how long the pad is held; AUTO hands it back

    • DEC60(0…127)

      The AMP page, beside HLD; the SRC page prints a DEC of its own on most machines

    • PAN0(-64…63)

    Record one hit with your recorder as OPEN HAT 1.

  14. 14RIDE 1CY RIDE through the 1-pole highpass, offbeats at velocity 84

    ride · clean

    • MACHINECY RIDE(DISABLE, UT NOISE, UT IMPULSE, CY CLASSIC, CY METALLIC, CY RIDE, CB CLASSIC, CB METALLIC)

      Press [SRC] twice to change it

    • TYP1-pole Highpass(2-pole Lowpass, 1-pole Lowpass, Bandpass, 1-pole Highpass, 2-pole Highpass, Bandstop, Peak)
    • HLD72(1…127)

      A fixed hold runs regardless of how long the pad is held; AUTO hands it back

    • DEC70(0…127)

      The AMP page, beside HLD; the SRC page prints a DEC of its own on most machines

    • PAN26(-64…63)

    Record one hit with your recorder as RIDE 1.

  15. 15METALLIC 1CY METALLIC through the bandstop, accent slot at velocity 116

    metallic · dirty

    • MACHINECY METALLIC(DISABLE, UT NOISE, UT IMPULSE, CY CLASSIC, CY METALLIC, CY RIDE, CB CLASSIC, CB METALLIC)

      Press [SRC] twice to change it

    • TYPBandstop(2-pole Lowpass, 1-pole Lowpass, Bandpass, 1-pole Highpass, 2-pole Highpass, Bandstop, Peak)
    • HLD44(1…127)

      A fixed hold runs regardless of how long the pad is held; AUTO hands it back

    • DEC48(0…127)

      The AMP page, beside HLD; the SRC page prints a DEC of its own on most machines

    • PAN-26(-64…63)

    Record one hit with your recorder as METALLIC 1.

  16. 16METALLIC 2CB METALLIC through the peak filter, offbeats at velocity 98 and micro-timing 2

    metallic · bright

    • MACHINECB METALLIC(DISABLE, UT NOISE, UT IMPULSE, CY CLASSIC, CY METALLIC, CY RIDE, CB CLASSIC, CB METALLIC)

      Press [SRC] twice to change it

    • TYPPeak(2-pole Lowpass, 1-pole Lowpass, Bandpass, 1-pole Highpass, 2-pole Highpass, Bandstop, Peak)
    • HLD16(1…127)

      A fixed hold runs regardless of how long the pad is held; AUTO hands it back

    • DEC28(0…127)

      The AMP page, beside HLD; the SRC page prints a DEC of its own on most machines

    • PAN34(-64…63)

    Record one hit with your recorder as METALLIC 2.

  17. 17GHOST PERC 1RS HARD through the peak filter, ghosts at velocity 38 and probability 50

    ghost-perc · soft

    • MACHINERS HARD(DISABLE, UT NOISE, UT IMPULSE, BD HARD, BD CLASSIC, BD FM, BD PLASTIC, BD SILKY, BD SHARP, BD ACOUSTIC, SD HARD, SD CLASSIC, SD FM, SD NATURAL, SD ACOUSTIC, RS HARD, RS CLASSIC, CP CLASSIC, SY DUAL VCO, SY CHIP, SY RAW)

      Press [SRC] twice to change it

    • TYPPeak(2-pole Lowpass, 1-pole Lowpass, Bandpass, 1-pole Highpass, 2-pole Highpass, Bandstop, Peak)
    • HLD4(1…127)

      A fixed hold runs regardless of how long the pad is held; AUTO hands it back

    • DEC14(0…127)

      The AMP page, beside HLD; the SRC page prints a DEC of its own on most machines

    • PAN18(-64…63)

    Record one hit with your recorder as GHOST PERC 1.

  18. 18NOISE 1UT NOISE through the bandpass, triangle LFO free-running from SPH 0, downbeat trigs 1/2

    noise · dirty

    • MACHINEUT NOISE(DISABLE, UT NOISE, UT IMPULSE, CY CLASSIC, CY METALLIC, CY RIDE, CB CLASSIC, CB METALLIC)

      Press [SRC] twice to change it

    • TYPBandpass(2-pole Lowpass, 1-pole Lowpass, Bandpass, 1-pole Highpass, 2-pole Highpass, Bandstop, Peak)
    • HLD88(1…127)

      A fixed hold runs regardless of how long the pad is held; AUTO hands it back

    • DEC72(0…127)

      The AMP page, beside HLD; the SRC page prints a DEC of its own on most machines

    • PAN0(-64…63)
    • MODFREE(FREE, TRIG, HOLD, ONE, HALF)
    • WAVTriangle(Triangle, Sine, Square, Sawtooth, Exponential, Ramp, Random)
    • SPH0(0…127)

    Record one hit with your recorder as NOISE 1.